Friday, July 17, 2009

Here I gooooo!

photo taken by my son last week, as I went to gather dinner in the garden. He's lobbying for his own camera... and making a good case!

I'm off to go eat cake, dance under the stars, drink wine... and turn 40! All with my sweet family and good friends at my side. Doesn't seem so hard, yet! See you in my next decade... ahem... Monday. Happy weekend to you!

72 comments:

the nest said...

Happy, happy Birthday!! I hope you enjoy every minute of your celebratory weekend!

Joanne said...

Happy Birthday!

RosaMarĂ­a said...

happy birthday!!! that picture is beautiful!

Arlenkern74 said...

have a lovely time xx

Margie Oomen said...

Have the best weekend an awesome birthday music festival can bring. The next decade will be spectacular!! All our love margie, ray and family, the three kitties and of course fern.

Cassandra said...

Happy Birthday! It sounds like it's going to be a lovely one...

rustandroses said...

Sweet and happy birthday wishes to you, Maya! Enjoy every wonderful moment. :)

Windsting said...

I love the stones. All you need is a red hoody and you would seem to be on your way to grandma's. Happy birthday. Love to you. Anna

Karmadillo said...

Happy Birthday to you!
Thanks again for all the great stuff you share through this blog.
Always inspiring!

Cheers!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic attitude about your birthday! I have one coming up in a couple of weeks. Need to be more positive about it. Thanks for the reminder!! Happy birthday!

amybluestar said...

Have an awesome birthday! Loving this picture -

Jannette said...

Happy birthday! And your son has captured that very well, hasn't he.. How lovely.

Lori said...

Yay! Happy birthday! 40 feels great. Just ate cake, drank wine, celebrated with friends myself. Here's to a beautiful weekend :)

Sarah said...

Happy Birthday! I'll be dancing to celebrate my best friend's birthday this weekend, too - salsa dancing!

Pam said...

Happy Birthday! Wishing you health and happiness in your new decade.

And tell your son, "What a picture!" He has captured you looking so carefree yet on a mission.

B said...

If your son got that picture of you I think he needs his own camera. That is a good image. Just tell him to make sure he makes a million and loves what he does with it. :)

pebbledash said...

Woo hoo! Happy Forty! I can tell you that the forties are a great decade...

FancyPants-design said...

Happy birthday. That's a great pic your son took. looks like the kid has talent -- I say yes he should get a camera ;)

Kirsty said...

Happy, happy birthday maya. I hope that your birthday weekend is utterly gorgeous!

jennifer said...

happy happy day, maya! enjoy your weekend and welcome to 40 :)
p.s. i think your boy is making a good case for a camera.

Lisa-Marie said...

Happy Birthday! I hope it is full of fun and frivolity!

gonzomama said...

happy birthday! i think of every birthday as a new beginning - so a new decade has even more potential.

and i have to agree that yes, your son is making quite the case for his own camera. great capture!

Regina said...

I hope your birthday is beautifully splendid! May all your wishes come true! :)

heather jane said...

Happy Birthday! We cancer girls gotta make the most of these dreamy July birthdays!

Between Hitching Posts said...

The music festival looks awesome. Have a great time.
HaPpy BiRtHdAy!

staceykt22 said...

Have a beautiful birthday Maya!

Nikki said...

Happiest of happy birthdays, Maya! You sound like you're ready to face the next decade (nearly a year on, I'm still struggling with the concept!).

infusionfibers said...

Happy Birthday Maya! Have SO MUCH FUN celebrating your beautiful life!
So much love, xo abby

mrs boo radley said...

happy
happy
happy
happy

(times ten!)

NanaBeast said...

This is the most BEAUTIFUL photo I've seen lately, and that is saying a lot as I'm a Flickr-Lurker!

HapPY bIrtHdAy tO YoU!

Jessica @ Colorado Crafter said...

Happy Birthday! :)

My son wants a camera too, he's 8. Hubby and I think we might get him a digital for his birthday in September. ;)

elk said...

it
only
get
better
from
here
...
elk

Julie Alvarez said...

Risking on being repetitive here...:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAYA!
Such a happy way to enter such a happy and strong time of a woman's life.

Kimm Branch said...

happy birthday***
have a great time at the festival!
forty is fabulous!

Kimm Branch said...

i will have a little wine and chocolate in honor of you my nirvana friend. miss you!

hsing3kinder said...

Happiest of birthdays to you Maya!
~ many blessings ~

Bonnie said...

Happy Birthday, Maya! I know it is your birthday, but I think you son has earned his camera. Great photo!

Shalet said...

I'd say your son has a photographic eye! Happy happy birthday!

Snippety Gibbet said...

Ah, it's my birthday weekend too. Happy 40th. My 40's were the best decade so far, so enjoy!

Cheryl said...

This is a gorgeous picture! Well done to your son. And happy birthday! I feel like every year gets better don't you?

Jealous of the cute books and light sweater and all that lush green. We have been living in the UAE the last year, in the desert, and it has been unbearably hot lately AND has not rained for many months. I long for rain. But we're coming back home in 2 weeks! It better rain.

Sonia said...

Ooooh my friend, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you, girl !
Fourty marks the first third of your life ... wow. :) Wishing you two other thirds even more fun than the first one !
Have the most awesome time, my sweet friend. Will be thinking about you xoxoxoxo

LOVE STITCHING RED said...

Happy birthday - the forties are not so bad as they used to be .....

Mellow Mama K said...

I was going to stop by and tell you how fascinating I find your blog and then realized I could also wish you a happy birthday?! Nice :) I hope you had a great time and I thank you for being such an inspiring person. :)
<3

Rowena said...

Happy Birthday! I'll be 40 next year. I'm looking forward to it. I hear it's great.

And your boy has a good eye. That's a great picture... and so clearly not one of your own. He's got his own voice already... how old is he?

littlescrapsofmagic said...

Happy Birthday! 40 is good...and your 50's will be awesome. Trust me! (I know!) Great pic...he does deserve a camera!

Apryl said...

here I go again on my own travelling down the only road I've ever known.... er... ahem thats going to be stuck in my head all day now..

Happy birthday! hope you have a lovely weekend!

gretchen said...

Maya, wishing you the happiest of b-days...
xoxox,
Gretchen (from Squam)

Quince and Quire said...

Have a wonderful celebration!

Inbal Weisman said...

Have a Happy 40's Birthday!

a Cagey Bee said...

Happy birthday from one of your fellow fishies! :)

Hope you had a lovely day.

Kris

Molly said...

forty and fabulous! happy birthday! i can't wait to turn 40. you'll have to tell me all about it.

zukzuk said...

Many happy returns of the day Maya!

Grace@PoeticHome said...

Happy, happy birthday sweet Maya! I hope all of your birthday wishes come true!!

blue moss said...

happy, happy birthday and happy weekend
great pic by your son :)
michelle

Journeying Five said...

happy 40, it's not so bad, i just turned it 26 days ago, not that i am counting!

cupcake studio said...

Wishing you JOY! Happy Birthday!

jen said...

Thanks for stopping by my new blog!!! Your post was so sweet! And, I'm so happy to hear from you, your blog is one of my fav's. :)

PS - I still remember the first camera I got when I was a kid... so, I'm all for your son getting his own camera!!!

Eliane Zimmermann said...

he deserves a camera, what a lovely shot, really atmospheric! and congrats to your new decade, you are so young, a decade less than me, you lucky one!

blair said...

Happy Birthday dear Maya! It sounds grand (and being 40-ish myself, I say you're in for a great decade! xo

E and T said...

Happy 40th birthday Maya. Fabulous and forty - enjoy!

Elise

lisa tilse said...

Happy happy Birthday Maya... it's all good on the other side of the big FOUR OH!
I hope you had a wonderful birthday weekend.
Lisa
x

Pimpin Kicks said...

Wholesale shoes direct from the factory. Wholesale shoes,, Nike shoes, nike af1, nike shox, nike r4, nike rt1, ATO, BAPE, Bathing Ape, Puma Selling Dunk

♥ tm said...

Happy, happy, happy birthday.
Muitos parabéns
:)

Leslie said...

Oh, I missed it! I hope it was an awesome celebration.

Zee said...

Happy Birthday Maya!!! Tons of happiness for you!

AG Ambroult said...

ohhh...I wish I had to walk as far as you do to your garden! what a glorious yard you have! happy birthday to you!

enhabiten said...

wow..there's a lotta comments here maya! so much internet love for the birthday girl:) xx

Marisa and Creative Thursday said...

happy birthday, dear, sweet Maya. Every time I visit you here, I'm reminded of how lucky I am to have met you at Squam. lots & lots of LOVE to you as you enter your new decade, and, well, always.

arounna said...

Happy Birthday Maya,
great photo!

Pina said...

Happy belated birthday! I had mine on Sunday. The 40th, too. :)

Lisa said...

Happy, happy birthday to you, a little late! I hope you had the most beautiful day, it is my turn next March, 40 is a milestone in many ways of course but a rather wonderful one I think?
XXX

deb said...

Well Happy Belated Birthday Maya! I hope it was the *best* one yet!